5000 Sri Lankan rupee the front is Weheragala Dam, Canyon Dam, Sri Lanka yellow eared bulbul (pycnonotus penicillatus), lemon migrant butterfly (catopsilia pomona) At the center of the note, drawings of two dams appear The one on the left is the Weheragala dam The faint image on the right is the Canyon dam Central Bank of Sri Lanka; LKR Sri Lankan Rupee Country Sri Lanka Region Asia SubUnit 1 LKR = 100 cents Symbol Rs The rupee (Sinhala රුපියල , Tamil ரூபாய்) is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written Rs although SLRs may occasionally be used for disambiguation
Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Issues A Commemorative 1000 Rupees Banknote To Mark The 70th Independence Celebration